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Black Specs on car - Tar?

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  • Scrapit
    Scrapit Posts: 2,304 Forumite
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    neilmcl wrote: »
    Lubricant isn't the issue, if you're relying on clay to shift a bonded contaminate rather then using a chemical to dissolve it then you introduce the risk of scratching and marring the paint, no matter how much lubricant you use, not to mention clay alone sometimes simply wont shift heavily bonded tar. As I said earlier it's much safer to remove dirt etc, chemically than it is manually.
    Depends what the black marks are and how they are stuck to the paint usually dependant on previous protections applied. Clay isn't to remove dirt but improve the paints "feel".
  • neilmcl
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    Scrapit wrote: »
    Depends what the black marks are and how they are stuck to the paint usually dependant on previous protections applied. Clay isn't to remove dirt but improve the paints "feel".
    If you say so :rotfl::rotfl:
  • Scrapit
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    neilmcl wrote: »
    If you say so :rotfl::rotfl:
    It's what Maguirs say. Take that as you will.
  • neilmcl
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    Scrapit wrote: »
    It's what Maguirs say. Take that as you will.
    How do you think it "improve the paints feel", if not by removing ingrained dirt and other contaminants.
  • Scrapit
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    neilmcl wrote: »
    How do you think it "improve the paints feel", if not by removing ingrained dirt and other contaminants.
    It's almost like you want to start an argument with a stranger on the internet. But you wouldn't be a sad as that would you? Of course you would, who would sink as low as that?;)
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